During our discussion, Nolan really opened up about his life, fears, learning disabilities, self-doubt, fights, parenting, the business of baseball, and, well, wildflowers.

Sometimes in life, we're fortunate enough to get to go back and meet the hero of our childhood. For me, that moment came when I got to sit down with Nolan Ryan.

For the quick hits:

13:45 – 15:00 Nolan Ryan discusses wanting to be an Aggie and being turned down.

27:00 – 30:39 Nolan Ryan lost the ’67 season because he was drafted in the middle & served.

42:25 – 49:52 Nolan Ryan talks about his Astros teammates.

102:58 – 1:12:20 Nolan Ryan says he did NOT intend to hit Robin Ventura, but tells who he DID intend to hit.

1:28:19 – 1:30 Nolan Ryan ranks Pudge Rodriguez as a catcher, discusses other sports he thinks Pudge could have played.

1:32:23 – 1:34:01 Who does Nolan Ryan say was the most dominating pitcher he ever saw?

1:36:00 – 1:38:10 How well does Nolan Ryan remember 1-hitters that should have been no-hitters?

1:47:42 -- END Nolan Ryan tells thing about him you would least expect.